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part of it is the way the port authority port authority runs itself. another point debacle makes in another report about the price that police officers are paid. they earn more than new york city police officers. %-city police officers that are the highest-paid in the region. they are just kind of squandering the money because they are unelectable and sort of off the books. gerri: we just have no control over any of this, and that is what is so frustrating. the cool, i wanted to ask you about the track record. it's not pretty. there is a lot of money wasted. what does that say about the money from superstorm sandy and how will be used? the governors have asked for more money than ever in dealing with the aftermath of the storm or method is the same thing all over again. what governor cuomo is doing is focusing on a big number. $42 billion that he wanted from washington. he really has no idea what the damages and how much it will cost to fix the system -- the signal system in the subways. they really won't know anyone have any idea any idea how much it
part of it is the way the port authority port authority runs itself. another point debacle makes in another report about the price that police officers are paid. they earn more than new york city police officers. %-city police officers that are the highest-paid in the region. they are just kind of squandering the money because they are unelectable and sort of off the books. gerri: we just have no control over any of this, and that is what is so frustrating. the cool, i wanted to ask you about...
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the russians are jealously guarding the port of tartus where they have a significant military and inancial investment insyria. they are a patron of syria. it is very unlikely of the russians are going to help dislodge this, and that is a shame, obviously, because the syrians are loading chemical weapons. we hear dangerous reports command of syria right now. lou: and we learn that the pen exiles, one of the exile leaders returning to gaza today. well, not rerning to, but going from whichhe had been banned for 45 years. your reaction? and an assessment of its significance. >> sure. the political leader. this is seen as a victory. i'm not sure why they t im back in. but currently celebrating his 205th anniversary, and they are also celebrating what they describe as a victory overthe israelis despite the fact that the israelis really dominated the battlefield during that war in gaza two weeks ago. lou: it's great to have you with us. we thank you so much. appreciate it. >> my pleasure. lou: much more. we will take all of that up with the "a-team" here next. ♪ lou: 18 days until christmas, 24
the russians are jealously guarding the port of tartus where they have a significant military and inancial investment insyria. they are a patron of syria. it is very unlikely of the russians are going to help dislodge this, and that is a shame, obviously, because the syrians are loading chemical weapons. we hear dangerous reports command of syria right now. lou: and we learn that the pen exiles, one of the exile leaders returning to gaza today. well, not rerning to, but going from whichhe had...
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stuart: president obama is not in a position to fire port workers and the people who run the ports, they're not going to fire them, they'll just let them walk out, that's what's going on. >> well, look, this didn't work out well for the hostess company and for twinkies, so i feel like somebody has a to take a hard stand here, if we keep letting it happen over and over again, it's a situation. whether it be with congress or strikes, there need to be consequences for people's actions, stuart. stuart: you're right. here we are at the end of the year, we've run out of money and a fiscal cliff crisis on our hands, dock workers are probably going to go on strike. it's coming to a head and we thought everything would be resolved by the election we had a couple of months ago, it's just not working, is it. >> no, it's not. we thought it would be a slow news cycle and certainly that's not happening. stuart: no, no, no, it's not happening. of course in the news business, that's kind of good news, isn't it? carol roth, we appreciate you being with us. thanks indeed, carol. toyota, here is the news, it'
stuart: president obama is not in a position to fire port workers and the people who run the ports, they're not going to fire them, they'll just let them walk out, that's what's going on. >> well, look, this didn't work out well for the hostess company and for twinkies, so i feel like somebody has a to take a hard stand here, if we keep letting it happen over and over again, it's a situation. whether it be with congress or strikes, there need to be consequences for people's actions,...
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in today's cover story, from the port to the picket lines. an east coast port strike threatens to rattle the economy. after years of cutting out credit card use, why shoppers are getting back into the swipe of things. plus, could a tumble off the fiscal cliff hurt the markets? one trader says don't fall for the hype. first business starts now. you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning. it's friday, december 28th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: watch your neck. the market is a head-turner. yesterday the dow dropped more than 100 points on word out of washington a resolution to the fiscal cliff was unlikely. but president obama returned early from vacation and is said to have a new proposal to offer congress, sparking a rally that left the dow down just 19 points. reports are swirling apple is moving production of its mac mini computers to foxconn plants in the u.s. apple may also be working on a smart watch. and, the new york stock exchange landed the most ipo for 2012. larry
in today's cover story, from the port to the picket lines. an east coast port strike threatens to rattle the economy. after years of cutting out credit card use, why shoppers are getting back into the swipe of things. plus, could a tumble off the fiscal cliff hurt the markets? one trader says don't fall for the hype. first business starts now. you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning. it's friday, december 28th. i'm angela miles. in...
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easy. >> that was cake. >> reporter: second down, there are three downtown areas along the port. the inner harbor, sells point and the italy. which was featured in the movie sleepless in seattle. >> south point. >> reporter: santana moss played at the u with this -- >> ed read. >> i had it. but too slow. >> reporter: fourth down. you need this to stay alive. cal ripken
easy. >> that was cake. >> reporter: second down, there are three downtown areas along the port. the inner harbor, sells point and the italy. which was featured in the movie sleepless in seattle. >> south point. >> reporter: santana moss played at the u with this -- >> ed read. >> i had it. but too slow. >> reporter: fourth down. you need this to stay alive. cal ripken
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the port arthur massacre. the person who carried out the mass killing was martin bryant, ironically from a place called new town. just 12 days after the grisly attack in the public outcry it launched, australia's government responded by announcing a bipartisan bill to enact gun- control measures including agreements the state and local governments. since the laws were passed, for more than 15 years, there's not been a mass shooting in australia. after the break, we will be joined by the woman who led the campaign to reform australia's gun laws after the port arthur massacre. we will be back with her in a moment. ♪ [music break] >> "tears in heaven" son by eric clapton, some for his own child who died at 4 years old. in the wake of the new town killings that killed 20 children on friday and six staff at the school as well as the mother of the shooter, we go to another new town, new town, australia, home of in a strutting man who killed 35 people in 1996, just 12 days after what became known as the port arthur
the port arthur massacre. the person who carried out the mass killing was martin bryant, ironically from a place called new town. just 12 days after the grisly attack in the public outcry it launched, australia's government responded by announcing a bipartisan bill to enact gun- control measures including agreements the state and local governments. since the laws were passed, for more than 15 years, there's not been a mass shooting in australia. after the break, we will be joined by the woman...
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now the audit says it may violate state and federal laws. $50,000 in expenses may expose the port to tax liabilities. the audit details more than $19,400,000 in questionable port expensions that included a cons-- expenses that included a consered. card spending limits -- concert. card spending limits are too high. management's response, they don't have enough resources for stricter review. >> it is something we take seriously and are not going to close our eyes to. >> reporter: also today they announced the retirement of its director. they have reimbursed the port $5,400 for money spent at strip clubs. one in houston and a second club in minneapolis. it is a strip club and not an inexpensive one. coming up tonight at 6:00 p.m., why receipts we found at a karaoke bar are not part of this report. noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. . >>> pedestrian in san francisco was killed today. he was walking long market street and crossing about 2:30 p.m. this afternoon when it happened. a witness saw a white dodge ram hit the man and drove away. police stopped the driver. there is word the drive
now the audit says it may violate state and federal laws. $50,000 in expenses may expose the port to tax liabilities. the audit details more than $19,400,000 in questionable port expensions that included a cons-- expenses that included a consered. card spending limits -- concert. card spending limits are too high. management's response, they don't have enough resources for stricter review. >> it is something we take seriously and are not going to close our eyes to. >> reporter: also...
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we had these mini strikes but the ports are showing strong trafficking. if you can find companies like google and apple, you would stay with apple? >> absolutely. one of the great bragrands domit here, apple will do well. >> you are saying, keep your eye on the longer term. don't look at every breath for this clip business. try to have a long der term. >> if you are trying to dance aren't what a politician is saying over here. in guesting for the long-term you have to look three or five years out. >> all right folks the real divide in america is not just the rich and the poor it is between private and public workers. don't think the folks haven't figured that out. we have an eye opening poll for you on that subject. stay with us please. work hard . since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a
we had these mini strikes but the ports are showing strong trafficking. if you can find companies like google and apple, you would stay with apple? >> absolutely. one of the great bragrands domit here, apple will do well. >> you are saying, keep your eye on the longer term. don't look at every breath for this clip business. try to have a long der term. >> if you are trying to dance aren't what a politician is saying over here. in guesting for the long-term you have to look...
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more than 60 to $07,000 in -- $70,000 in extravagant gifts expose the port for tax liabilities. >> it is something we take seriously and we are not going to close our eyes to it and make sure the mistakes of the past are not repeated. >> he is the second one to step down and benjamin abruptly retired last month. the two racked up more than 5,000 in charges in two strip clubs and that money has since been repaid. >>> parent and think means facebook users have lost their rights on the social networking site. they are expected to announce a poll on changes later today. facebook asked users to go ahead with changes to the member input policies but warned at least 300 million users would have to keep the current policies going to keep them in place. fewer than 300,000 responded. >>> they are complaining about the lack of playing time. jacobs will not play after posting he was quote, rotting away on the 49ers bench. now on saturday, jacobs tweeted quote, i don't understand why people are angry at me because i want to do what i am paid to do. >>> and off the field, vend none davis has -- ver
more than 60 to $07,000 in -- $70,000 in extravagant gifts expose the port for tax liabilities. >> it is something we take seriously and we are not going to close our eyes to it and make sure the mistakes of the past are not repeated. >> he is the second one to step down and benjamin abruptly retired last month. the two racked up more than 5,000 in charges in two strip clubs and that money has since been repaid. >>> parent and think means facebook users have lost their...
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call or click today. >> it is a race against the clock with the port officials in baltimore. a looming dockworkers' strike could have an impact on ports. the dundalk terminal will stay open to keep the cargo supply chain moving. the current longshoremen's union could mean all walked out for thousands of dockworkers and catastrophic effects for those who use them. it could have an economic a fact of as much as $1 million per day. >> in tonight's medical alert -- a major step forward battling breast cancer. they are now offering the 3d mammogram. it is the first va to offer this technology. it allows doctors to examine breast tissue one layer at a time, rendering deeper and more accurate readings. the fda has sent a warning letter to more than 350 doctors about a bad batch of zero talks -- of botox. the fda says it cannot be sure it is safe and effective. it could also be counterfeit. it was not manufactured in the proper way. operators of more than 4000 websites were ordered to stop selling unapproved drugs to u.s. customers. a majority of those websites were operated by canad
call or click today. >> it is a race against the clock with the port officials in baltimore. a looming dockworkers' strike could have an impact on ports. the dundalk terminal will stay open to keep the cargo supply chain moving. the current longshoremen's union could mean all walked out for thousands of dockworkers and catastrophic effects for those who use them. it could have an economic a fact of as much as $1 million per day. >> in tonight's medical alert -- a major step forward...
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director of the port of oakland his job. james kwan has agreed to retire this month. he's accused of running up a $4500 dinner tab at a texas strip club setting off an investigation. the port has received repayment of public funds spent on two improper period s. officials now have a new -- new set of rules, including new spending guidelines. >>> san francisco board considering legislation to expand no smoking policies in the city. land reports may be forces to tell renters if their new neighbors are smokers. if the measure is approved. building with 50 or fewer units will have until december of next year to designate smoking or nonsmoking. the board will vote next year on measure that bans smoking at street fairs and other outdoor events on city owned property. >>> sonoma and concord debating issues on growing marijuana for medicinal use. the board will consider a plan to limit medical marijuana patients to having six mature plants and eight ounces of dry pot, per year, the same as the state law. sonoma allows 30 plants and
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has to pick up the container atmosphere the port. so not just at the port but nationwide for everybody else that relays on the ports to move their commerce. >> coming at the same time as the fiscal cliff impasse it's a potentially devastating one-two punch for the economy. neither the longshoreman's union or alliance representing the shipping companies could give us anyone to speak on camera but they say it boils down to one issue. the key sticking point is over the large containers and the payments they get for them. the shipping companies pay royalties for the containers based on their weight but the shipping companies now want to freeze the royalty payments for current longshoremen and eliminate them completely for future highers. >> they say those royalties are designed to make up for jobs lost to automation. a strike would only effect ports that handle containers and not others like automobiles. but if the shipping companies lockout the longshoremen. >> that would impact more than just containers. that would impact all cargoes a
has to pick up the container atmosphere the port. so not just at the port but nationwide for everybody else that relays on the ports to move their commerce. >> coming at the same time as the fiscal cliff impasse it's a potentially devastating one-two punch for the economy. neither the longshoreman's union or alliance representing the shipping companies could give us anyone to speak on camera but they say it boils down to one issue. the key sticking point is over the large containers and...
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now the port handles more containers than its friendly rival to the north the port of seattle, something they very much take with great pride. so senator inouye stood with washingtonians on an issue that was so important to us and has led to so much growth and economic development but only his leadership provided the necessary oversight to navigate this thorny issue. but he also has helped us on many other issues -- protecting salmon and our other fisheries, fighting for native americans, supporting strong defense and veterans issues. he certainly will be remembered in the northwest as a true friend. our nation's veterans had no greater friend than senator inouye, and when it came time to pass national legislation recognizing the japanese-american veterans contribution to our country during world war ii, he let others take the lead, knowing that he himself would also be an honorary recipient of this award. and during a ceremony in november 20001 with the other nisei veterans by his side, senator inouye accepted the congressional gold medal on behalf of the 100t00th00th infay battalion an
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my 10,000 long shore workers in the ports of l.a.-long beach will start moving cargo on these ships. bill: this strike had a huge impact on the national economy. these two ports have a 44% of the nation's sea cargo. it includes cars out of japan and china. john fund, coauthor of the book "who's counting." you want a raise? you want a clerical worker? the money is pretty good. $87,000 a year. $105,000 with a compensation package. one of the top u.s. blue collar jobs. >> the outrageous thing about this strike is this. the port owners were willing to say all the clerks will have lifetime employment. but if someone retires we want the flexibility to move their job around or eliminate their position and the union said no. these clerks basically still use paper invoices to make sure the cargo moves clearly. a lot of that can be automated. these jobs, $165,000 are apparently forever. as a result of that we had this unnecessary strike and it cost a billion dollars a day and the price of toys may go up on christmas. >> this was not about bene
my 10,000 long shore workers in the ports of l.a.-long beach will start moving cargo on these ships. bill: this strike had a huge impact on the national economy. these two ports have a 44% of the nation's sea cargo. it includes cars out of japan and china. john fund, coauthor of the book "who's counting." you want a raise? you want a clerical worker? the money is pretty good. $87,000 a year. $105,000 with a compensation package. one of the top u.s. blue collar jobs. >> the...
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the port of oakland maritime director james quan stepping down. it is showing $200,000 in questionable experiences from luxury meals, tiffany silver key rings. and concert. the executive director omar benjamin and quan was reported spending money at a new york strip club. benjamin has stepped down from his position and now quan is stepping down. >> the man charged with murder and kidnapping of a morgan hill teenager is facing new charges this week for a the kron spirit 21 year-old angolin --op cases happen in the same morgan hill safeway parking lot in 2009. one was in 18 year-old woman sitting in her car when a man tried to open the door and when she grabbed a pocket knife to defend herself the man grabbed her hand and pulled the blade to her neck. he apparently took off when she started to scream. he is still awaiting trial in connection with this disappearance. >> an investigation is underway a traffic accident took life of a 21 year old concord man. police say the man was skateboarding in the intersection when he was struck and killed by an s.
the port of oakland maritime director james quan stepping down. it is showing $200,000 in questionable experiences from luxury meals, tiffany silver key rings. and concert. the executive director omar benjamin and quan was reported spending money at a new york strip club. benjamin has stepped down from his position and now quan is stepping down. >> the man charged with murder and kidnapping of a morgan hill teenager is facing new charges this week for a the kron spirit 21 year-old angolin...
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. >>> another top executive at the port of oakland is out. james kwon is quitting effective this month but will stay on as an advisor until his replacement is found. he allegedly billed strip club charges to the port on two occasions and the audit found questionable expenses by dozens of port employees and commissioners. the executive director omar benjamin retired after the audit. >>> in a few hours, search crews in vallejo will deploy' so for video camera to try to find a missing man of the officials think 77-year-old phillip mattingly of fair oaks may have fallen into the mare island strait last seen saturday afternoon working on a tugboat on the eastshore of the island. divers and coast guard boats have searched the waters but have found nothing. >>> today contra costa county leaders will debate scaling backfire service. supervisors are considering closing as many as four stations. the proposed closures come after voters failed to pass measure q a partial tax to fund the fire services. >>> let's check the weather. >> snow around the bay a
. >>> another top executive at the port of oakland is out. james kwon is quitting effective this month but will stay on as an advisor until his replacement is found. he allegedly billed strip club charges to the port on two occasions and the audit found questionable expenses by dozens of port employees and commissioners. the executive director omar benjamin retired after the audit. >>> in a few hours, search crews in vallejo will deploy' so for video camera to try to find a...
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charged to the port. the probe found dozens of employees put questionable charges on the port credit cards. >>> got your traffic and rain on the way coming up. ,, ,,,,,, >>> good morning. a live look at the bay bridge, it's backed up solidly through the may see this morning. there is a stall reported near the metering lights so that's not helping the commute about 20 to 25 minutes to get on the bay bridge. the nimitz 880 through oakland looks good towards downtown. and once again a dense fog advisory issued by chp for portions of eastern contra costa. >> patchy fog out there now out the door. watch out for that especially in some of the interior valleys. but yeah, looks like the 30s and 40s right now. by the afternoon, only in the 50s and 60s. increasing clouds chance of rain is on the way. [ laughter ] [ girl ] wow, you guys have it easy. i wish i had u-verse when i was your age. in my day, we didn't have these fancy wireless receivers. blah blah blah. if i had a sleepover, i couldn't just move the tv in
charged to the port. the probe found dozens of employees put questionable charges on the port credit cards. >>> got your traffic and rain on the way coming up. ,, ,,,,,, >>> good morning. a live look at the bay bridge, it's backed up solidly through the may see this morning. there is a stall reported near the metering lights so that's not helping the commute about 20 to 25 minutes to get on the bay bridge. the nimitz 880 through oakland looks good towards downtown. and once...
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. >> the port of oakland is stepping down due to $2,000 that are questionable. this is due to a luxury meals and tiffany jury that was bought. they spent nearly $4,500 at a strip club. he had already stepped down from his previous position. >> it is cold outside and we do have a cloud cover outside. >> -what's up? i'm chris. -and i'm erik. both: we're the fruit guys! back in 1998, we had this idea to deliver fresh fruit to offices in downtown san francisco. we built these wooden crates, filled these with fruit in my one-bedroom apartment. the fruit guys has been with bank of america since they first started. we work with them to help them grow and succeed. we're coming up on 50 employees and delivering to thousands of companies every week. i would definitely say this is a fruitful business. >> welcome back. there is a lot of fog that a sliding through especially out in san francisco. >> there is a mess in florida and they are cleaning up from severe weather. this is out of florida. and you can see the damage that has been done to buildings and a lot of the trees
. >> the port of oakland is stepping down due to $2,000 that are questionable. this is due to a luxury meals and tiffany jury that was bought. they spent nearly $4,500 at a strip club. he had already stepped down from his previous position. >> it is cold outside and we do have a cloud cover outside. >> -what's up? i'm chris. -and i'm erik. both: we're the fruit guys! back in 1998, we had this idea to deliver fresh fruit to offices in downtown san francisco. we built these...
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walk off the job at 14 major ports on the east coast and the gulf coast. directly affected? retailers who will have a hard time getting supplies in for the spring sales. the warehouses where all this stuff is stored and truckers who move it around the country. it would, as you say, patti ann, another hit to already weak economy. we had weak christmas and hand call sales. we had the start of rising gas prices. yesterday consumer confidence went way down. a big sharp drop there. if you add in a port strike, you are seriously weakening an already weak economy. patti ann: okay. so florida's governor, along with some other officials are hoping to possibly invoke the taft-hartley act to stop the international longshoreman's association from going through with this strike. do you expect that to happen? >> well the president could intervene. he could step in and say, hold on a minute, do not walk off the job. we've got to intervene in this situation. that is seen as unlikely. the president doesn't want to get involved in this. if he did, then the existing contract
walk off the job at 14 major ports on the east coast and the gulf coast. directly affected? retailers who will have a hard time getting supplies in for the spring sales. the warehouses where all this stuff is stored and truckers who move it around the country. it would, as you say, patti ann, another hit to already weak economy. we had weak christmas and hand call sales. we had the start of rising gas prices. yesterday consumer confidence went way down. a big sharp drop there. if you add in a...
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the port says the two racked up more than $5,000 in charges at two strip luns. the money has since been -- clubs. the money has since been repaid. >>> more than 40,000 people visit it every day. how a redesign will make a popular part of fisherman's wharf even better. >>> our time is now 7:53. four nfl players will find out today if their suspensions for a bounty investigation of the new orleans saints will be upheld, reduced or thrown out. former commissioner paul tagliabue will make a decision by this afternoon. >>> vernon davis is more than just a great ball player. he's also a talented artist. he's using his talents to benefit -- for benefiting others. we saw some of his great work. he's using acrylics here. also were two of his 49er teammates who said they never knew a football player who has an art gallery before. >> this is definitely a first. just here to support him. >> he goes a long way, not just on the field but off the field as well. it was a no-brainer. ly to be here. >> vernon is a great guy. his art work will be auctioned off. it focuses on educa
the port says the two racked up more than $5,000 in charges at two strip luns. the money has since been -- clubs. the money has since been repaid. >>> more than 40,000 people visit it every day. how a redesign will make a popular part of fisherman's wharf even better. >>> our time is now 7:53. four nfl players will find out today if their suspensions for a bounty investigation of the new orleans saints will be upheld, reduced or thrown out. former commissioner paul tagliabue...
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but my sister went to a high school in port allen, west baton rouge, it was called the port allen pelpelicans. my home state is thinking about changing their name, the new orleans hornets. >> you got hurricanes, you have cuisine. i like the jazz utah lifted when they got the team. pelicans, i'm not sure she's cutting it. >> beautiful but doesn't sound like -- thank you. always a pleasure to see you. >>> next international leaders are gathering in norway where they're preparing to honor the best of the best. a restaurant is hard, try running four. fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. so, the 5.3-liter v8 silverado can tow up to 9,600 pounds? 315 horsepower. what's that in reindeer-power? [ laughs ] [ pencil scratches ] [ male announcer ] chevy's giving more. get the best offer of the year -- 0% apr financing for 60 months plus $1,000 holiday bonus cash. plu
but my sister went to a high school in port allen, west baton rouge, it was called the port allen pelpelicans. my home state is thinking about changing their name, the new orleans hornets. >> you got hurricanes, you have cuisine. i like the jazz utah lifted when they got the team. pelicans, i'm not sure she's cutting it. >> beautiful but doesn't sound like -- thank you. always a pleasure to see you. >>> next international leaders are gathering in norway where they're...
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the port's executive director omar benjamin retired after the audit became public. >>> 6:36. let's check weather with meteorologist lawrence karnow. >> let's do that. we have a little rain and some snow. >> maybe a little snow across the mountains. it's starting out quiet and chilly. out the door we are seeing a little fog in some of the north bay valleys so watch out for that. visibilities down to a quarter mile in the santa rosa area. fog will break up. sunshine and clouds move in later on. out over the bay looking like a beautiful start to the day outside. but we're likely to see clouds fill the skies later on. 39 degrees and chilly in concord. 38 in santa rosa with the fog. 45 in san jose. and 47 degrees in san francisco. in the afternoon temperatures in the 60s in the south bay cooler than yesterday. east bay numbers in the 50s and a few 60s. in the central bay 50s and low 60s. north bay increasing clouds, chance of rain in the evening and overnight, expecting more rain and, yes, maybe even some snow in the mountains. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> fans in the bay a
the port's executive director omar benjamin retired after the audit became public. >>> 6:36. let's check weather with meteorologist lawrence karnow. >> let's do that. we have a little rain and some snow. >> maybe a little snow across the mountains. it's starting out quiet and chilly. out the door we are seeing a little fog in some of the north bay valleys so watch out for that. visibilities down to a quarter mile in the santa rosa area. fog will break up. sunshine and...
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the cause of the smell is being investigated. >>> another port of oakland executive is on his way out because of an expensive account problem. maritime director james kwon is quitting effective this month but will stay on as an advisor until hills replacement is hired. an audit also found questionable expenses by other employees and commissioners. >>> search crews in vallejo plan to use sonar to find a missing man. they believe a 77-year-old man fell into the mare island straits. he was last seen saturday afternoon working on a tugboat on the eastshore of mare island. since then divers and coast guard has searched the waters but found nothing. >>> this afternoon contra costa county board of supervisors will take up a proposal to close as many as four fire stations. this follows the failure of a parcel tax that didn't get voter support. there is a $3 million shortfall so stations could shut down in walnut creek, clayton, martinez and lafayette. >>> a mysterious invasion along some beaches in california. thousands of squid washed up yesterday along a 12-mile stretch of shore on monterey
the cause of the smell is being investigated. >>> another port of oakland executive is on his way out because of an expensive account problem. maritime director james kwon is quitting effective this month but will stay on as an advisor until hills replacement is hired. an audit also found questionable expenses by other employees and commissioners. >>> search crews in vallejo plan to use sonar to find a missing man. they believe a 77-year-old man fell into the mare island...
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we've reported on this show a whole bunch of strikes, including the hostess twinkie companies, the ports of los angeles and out on the west coast. we have obama in the white house. the unions are going whild here. in all seriousness, i don't think unions are any more placid here than they are in china. >> but in china, workers go out on wildcat strikes all the time. foxconn which manufactures about 97% of apple's products, they've been really subject to labor troubles, from suicides to strikes. so i think apple is starting to see that there are some really important economic reasons to manufacturing. they're not the only company doing that. >> is it robots they're going -- i was told that apple is going into a plant in the u.s. that's a robotic plant so american workers aren't really going to be hired. >> last year in foxconn, they had 10,000 robots. if you have robots, china's cost manufacturing advantage is really nil except for chinese consumers. >> as long as we keep drilling for natural gas and we have the shale revolution, that's going to make us more competitive. i'm not making a
we've reported on this show a whole bunch of strikes, including the hostess twinkie companies, the ports of los angeles and out on the west coast. we have obama in the white house. the unions are going whild here. in all seriousness, i don't think unions are any more placid here than they are in china. >> but in china, workers go out on wildcat strikes all the time. foxconn which manufactures about 97% of apple's products, they've been really subject to labor troubles, from suicides to...
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the strike that shut down the ports of los angeles and long beach paralleled the generational skirmishes that have ripped through factory shops. cargo companies and ports want to cut costs and automate operations to compete with aggressive rivals in canada and south america. that is pitting them against unions, which are struggling to reserve high-paying jobs for the middle-class members. it was resolved late tuesday, according to this article. here is the front page of the press." feet frefree state says detroit out of time to fix its fiscal mess. falling revenues and rising expenses. the state of michigan delivered an abrupt ultimatum to the city wednesday. move quickly toward reform, or an emergency financial manager will be reported. -- a ppointed. -- appointed. dana in california, republican. caller: i'm 56 years old. i live in california. i can give the perspective of what has happened in my state and the economy and all that stuff. back in 1982, i was making $8.50 an hour. but i have seen happen in my state and happening in more, not just illegal immigrants, but our children. i ha
the strike that shut down the ports of los angeles and long beach paralleled the generational skirmishes that have ripped through factory shops. cargo companies and ports want to cut costs and automate operations to compete with aggressive rivals in canada and south america. that is pitting them against unions, which are struggling to reserve high-paying jobs for the middle-class members. it was resolved late tuesday, according to this article. here is the front page of the press." feet...
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that's not the way to get to an agreement that i think is port-au-prince the american people and very important for our economy. thanks. >> there you go. speaker always short and sweet and had that intention of coming out at 11:00. and hit his mark. four minutes later, done with that. so the meantime, christine romans is there. she has been breaking down the jobs number. you heard him. he said that president -- the call with the president was -- more of the same. and that the -- >> pleasant. more of the same. >> such a holiday spirit. look, this is critical because we are starting to see really hardened numbers when it comes to the taxation of the top 2%. >> let me tell you what the -- smart money on wall street is saying. one of the reasons why still have the dow above 13,000, they think that the president and democrats have held the line here and they have the upper hand and have the leverage. and the question now is what will the top tax rate be? right now 35%. it is going to go up to 39.5%. >> that's the wish list of the democrats. goes all the way -- >> 39.5%. >> pre-bush tax cut
that's not the way to get to an agreement that i think is port-au-prince the american people and very important for our economy. thanks. >> there you go. speaker always short and sweet and had that intention of coming out at 11:00. and hit his mark. four minutes later, done with that. so the meantime, christine romans is there. she has been breaking down the jobs number. you heard him. he said that president -- the call with the president was -- more of the same. and that the -- >>...
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republican governor rick snyder supports the legislation. if enacted, it would make michigan the 24th state with right-to-work laws. recent strikes at a california shipping port are over, but concerns of outsourcing persist. last week, striking workers protested that their jobs were being outsourced. employers denied sending jobs abroad. however, there is evidence that some industries are ramping up outsourcing. consulting firm the hackett group estimates since 2002, 663,000 jobs from large u.s. companies have gone abroad, mainly from industries like information technology, human resources, finance and purchasing. by 2016, the firm says another 375,000 jobs will have gone to places such as india, china, mexico and the philippines. just one day after apple reveals it will manufacture some of its products in the u.s., foxconn says it may follow suit. foxconn, apple's primary manufacturer in china, says it is considering expanding its operations in the u.s., where it currently has two factories. foxconn has seen its image suffer of late followi
republican governor rick snyder supports the legislation. if enacted, it would make michigan the 24th state with right-to-work laws. recent strikes at a california shipping port are over, but concerns of outsourcing persist. last week, striking workers protested that their jobs were being outsourced. employers denied sending jobs abroad. however, there is evidence that some industries are ramping up outsourcing. consulting firm the hackett group estimates since 2002, 663,000 jobs from large...
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workers who walked off the job at the port of oakland have a deal. it gives them 2 1/2% cost of living increases in next -- next year and in 2013. it also gives them a $3500 signing bonus. >>> close to 38,000 people have dined -- signed an online petition against the university of california logo. the new, more simple and contemporary image was unveiled on friday. besides the online petition, there are several facebook pages dedicated to stopping the logo from being used. the university says it will still use its 144-year-old field but this represents a more modern look. >>> crab lovers converged on fisherman's wharf for crab fest. the strike has been bad for their business, they say. >> very hard for restaurants. work without crab right now because -- in -- the father, that's what you come -- fisherman's wharf that's where you come from. >>> it is 8:19. people who have finished some of their holiday shopping now want to get the packages in the mail. a handful of bay area post offices actually opened yesterday to help them check that task off their t
workers who walked off the job at the port of oakland have a deal. it gives them 2 1/2% cost of living increases in next -- next year and in 2013. it also gives them a $3500 signing bonus. >>> close to 38,000 people have dined -- signed an online petition against the university of california logo. the new, more simple and contemporary image was unveiled on friday. besides the online petition, there are several facebook pages dedicated to stopping the logo from being used. the...
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also watching the port of los angeles strike. pork are shut down in l.a. and long beach. the loan choreman are not crossing the picket line. it is in its second week in six days. this strike down in southern california is costing the local economy $1 billion. a day. >> thank you mark. 5:09 a.m. is a time. california's push to go green could cost state power customers. the reporter little hoover commission shows that energy companies are well on their way to meeting their goals to obtain a third of their electricity from renewable sources such as wind and solar by 2020. but it also found california has adopted several policy and this is, of being implemented simultaneously, without a full accounting of the consequences. the report concludes californians may wind up paying more than necessary for electricity and the state may unnecessarily the great pristine habitat in its rush to implement its renewable energy goes. >> apple and samsung are back in court. their legal battle over smart phones and tablas resumes this week in a federal courtroom. the latest round centers in s
also watching the port of los angeles strike. pork are shut down in l.a. and long beach. the loan choreman are not crossing the picket line. it is in its second week in six days. this strike down in southern california is costing the local economy $1 billion. a day. >> thank you mark. 5:09 a.m. is a time. california's push to go green could cost state power customers. the reporter little hoover commission shows that energy companies are well on their way to meeting their goals to obtain a...
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they have a port, for some reason, i'm not sure why, place such great importance on their window on the mediterranean. and i've not seen any situation where vladimir putin has been of assistance to us. we pass add bill today with the reversal of an amendment that puts penalties and severe spents on people who abuse human rights in russia and vladimir is not going to be happy will this legislation. >> i noticed back in july you warned everybody that this would happen. you called our foreign policy feckless. will the world had blood on its hands, everybody, if he unleashes the chemical weapons and we see tens of thousands of people dead or is this something we just can't police the world and we are going to have to stand by and watch this. >> i think we would be directly responsible. all of those who argued against intervention warned us that if we intervene, these terrible things would happen, well, we didn't intervene, and all these terrible things, the consequences have been huge. as we sat by and watched these 40,000 people massacred. so it was very clear that there's moral died da an
they have a port, for some reason, i'm not sure why, place such great importance on their window on the mediterranean. and i've not seen any situation where vladimir putin has been of assistance to us. we pass add bill today with the reversal of an amendment that puts penalties and severe spents on people who abuse human rights in russia and vladimir is not going to be happy will this legislation. >> i noticed back in july you warned everybody that this would happen. you called our...
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joe was sent into exile in palm beach, the south of france, hyannis port. >> did joe ever regret that he was wrong about the nazis and world war ii? >> no. on the contrary. there was this moment where he meets with churchill. churchill was defeated and the war is over and he's defeat and he comes to the united states for a vacation. they meet and winston churchill said to joe kennedy i am desperately sorry your son was killed in the war. joe jr. was killed in a bomber and crashed. joe kennedy looks at him and said what was it all for? all we got now is the soviets dominating europe instead of the germans. we fought a war for this? >> did joe's outspokenness against world war ii make kennedy more of a hawk and jfk ending up being more of a hawk in response to his father? >> that's a great question. i don't know. i think part of what jfk does is follows his father. his father was an isolationist, but he was also in favor of huge military budgets to build up missile systems and every conceivable type of defense. first against the germans so they could never invade the united states and a
joe was sent into exile in palm beach, the south of france, hyannis port. >> did joe ever regret that he was wrong about the nazis and world war ii? >> no. on the contrary. there was this moment where he meets with churchill. churchill was defeated and the war is over and he's defeat and he comes to the united states for a vacation. they meet and winston churchill said to joe kennedy i am desperately sorry your son was killed in the war. joe jr. was killed in a bomber and crashed....
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port author massacre. we were wondering about a new term for the nra. sam suggests it stands for non-responsible armaments. not bad patrick moscaro says on the gun issue, i am 70 years old, grew up with guns around me. as the years went by i sold everything, quit shooting and haven't hunted in a very long time. why? because of the gun culture. this is a way to fight the gun culture. get rid of those guns. and bruce dedmon says we are doing a disservices when we talk about america as the wild west because even in the wild west, no matter how rough it was, nobody ever wiped out a schoolroom. >> this is "the bill press show." fleischer >> good to see you today. welcome to the "full-court press" here on current tv your progressive morning show coming to you live from our nation's capitol booming out to you on every corner of this great land of ours. good to see you this morning. we look forward to hearing from you at 866-55-press. and the official report investigation on benghazi is now complete. the report is
port author massacre. we were wondering about a new term for the nra. sam suggests it stands for non-responsible armaments. not bad patrick moscaro says on the gun issue, i am 70 years old, grew up with guns around me. as the years went by i sold everything, quit shooting and haven't hunted in a very long time. why? because of the gun culture. this is a way to fight the gun culture. get rid of those guns. and bruce dedmon says we are doing a disservices when we talk about america as the wild...
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onity has given some hotels a free plastic cap to cover the port. the industry says they work, but not our expert. >> they're silly. they're basically a temporary fix at best. >> can a criminal still get through that? >> absolutely. takes a screwdriver and a minute. >> onity is also offering to upgrade the locks for a price. but many hotels haven't done it yet. >> we're working on a solution to it. >> reporter: joe is president of the industry group representing hotels. >> bottom line, the hotel industry has known about this problem for five months and while you and onity works out who's going to pay for what, doesn't that leave hotel guests vulnerable? >> not really. because we have extra security in a lot of the hotels. we're really looking at this as a number one priority -- >> what about the hotels we visited? we were able to get in, why can't a criminal? >> a criminal might be able to get in and -- but, you know, we really believe it's important for people to realize that they are secure in a hotel. >> reporter: but are they? he says they've hi
onity has given some hotels a free plastic cap to cover the port. the industry says they work, but not our expert. >> they're silly. they're basically a temporary fix at best. >> can a criminal still get through that? >> absolutely. takes a screwdriver and a minute. >> onity is also offering to upgrade the locks for a price. but many hotels haven't done it yet. >> we're working on a solution to it. >> reporter: joe is president of the industry group...
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country's ocean bound shipping traffic at 14 points -- ports and mark the first by the group in decades. president obama is facing calls from corporate groups to use emergency powers to rippon the strike. michigan governor rick snyder has signed into law a measure allowing michigan areas to declare bankruptcy or fall under the control of an unelected emergency manager enabled to fire public officials and nullify union contracts. state republicans approved it this month after voters repealed a similar initiative on election day. despite reimposing a measure that was rejected by popular vote, governor snyder said -- was among a number of controversial bills recently advanced by state republicans in michigan before their majority declines with a new legislative session next month. the chicago teachers union has filed a lawsuit accusing a city of discriminating against african-american teachers and staff through its effort to reform or shut down local schools. the federal suit says more than half of the tenured teachers who lost their jobs in the most recent wave of school closings were afr
country's ocean bound shipping traffic at 14 points -- ports and mark the first by the group in decades. president obama is facing calls from corporate groups to use emergency powers to rippon the strike. michigan governor rick snyder has signed into law a measure allowing michigan areas to declare bankruptcy or fall under the control of an unelected emergency manager enabled to fire public officials and nullify union contracts. state republicans approved it this month after voters repealed a...
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nearly 15,000 dock workers at ports from boston to houston are ready to walk off the job. they say negotiations are still possible but no new talks are scheduled. shippers and retailers are pleading the union and cargo carriers to get back to talks. >> this morning police in pennsylvania are trying to determine were a man -- why a man shot and killed three people before dieing in a gun fight with police. it happened in frankstown township. authorities say it appears they all happened at different locations. one woman was found dead inside a church, a man in a home and another after getting in to a car accident with the suspect. >> we have seized weapons, we will be exploring ownership of those weapons, how they were got, when, we will look at which of those weapons was use at which crime scene. >> three troopers were also hurt. one of them was shot twice in the chest but survived because he was wearing a bullet proof vest. >> marin county wants to get violent video games out of homes and guns off the street this are holding a gun buy back and the district attorney said pol
nearly 15,000 dock workers at ports from boston to houston are ready to walk off the job. they say negotiations are still possible but no new talks are scheduled. shippers and retailers are pleading the union and cargo carriers to get back to talks. >> this morning police in pennsylvania are trying to determine were a man -- why a man shot and killed three people before dieing in a gun fight with police. it happened in frankstown township. authorities say it appears they all happened at...
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local time in port land. now they are saying the first call was at 3:20 p.m. that time of the afternoon, moms and kids at the santa store, the foot court full of people. christmas shopping going on intrps to macy's there. the food court and this camera shop and in come ins this man clad in camo mask on his face carrying this weapon and just begins shooting apparently in the early going at random. walked by a game shot and shot there according to their witnesses walked around by this macy's and shot there according to witnesses. all the while running and screaming. you heard reports from mall employees and mall managers saying that some stores were closing their gates. others didn't know what to do. jewelry store employees according to a report you heard somebody was going on. news conference now being reported widely. that the suspect has been neutralized the suspect may be dead and in fact he may be one of the two people dead inside that mall or confirmed dead. we have multiple reports now of shooting others trying to get out of this scene you can see the sce
local time in port land. now they are saying the first call was at 3:20 p.m. that time of the afternoon, moms and kids at the santa store, the foot court full of people. christmas shopping going on intrps to macy's there. the food court and this camera shop and in come ins this man clad in camo mask on his face carrying this weapon and just begins shooting apparently in the early going at random. walked by a game shot and shot there according to their witnesses walked around by this macy's and...